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College Sailor 'Died a Hero'

As yacht rapidly sank, safety officer gave his life pushing his 2 crewmates to safety

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 10, 2008 7:53 AM CDT

(Newser) – Survivors of a capsized college yacht yesterday hailed the boat's safety officer as a hero who gave his life to save theirs, CNN reports. Roger Stone died after pushing two of his Texas A&M University crewmates to safety from below decks last week as...   Read full story »

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